
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | 150 | 108 | 90 | 70 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 53 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 64 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:38PM3.14m | 00:46AM3.34m | 1:30PM3.31m | 1:32AM3.57m | 2:15PM3.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.36m | 6:33PM0.59m | 7:03AM0.06m | 7:20PM0.44m | 7:50AM-0.15m | 8:03PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 6 |
189 | 150 | 108 | 90 | 70 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 29 | 85 | 97 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
— | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 7 | N 9 | — | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 53 | — | — | 117 | 114 | 110 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 64 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 25 | 159 | 159 | 168 | 141 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 157 | 155 | 63 | 155 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 39 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 |
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